Understanding Synthesis
What does BEAM stand for?
What is..... BACKGROUND? EXHIBIT? ARGUMENT? METHOD?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
What is.....2??
What was OPTIC stand for?
What is...OVERVIEW? PARTS? TITLE? INTERRELATIONSHIPS OR INTERPRETATIONS? CONCLUSION?
What is the correct definition of 'SYNTHESIS'?
A) The process of combining several sources together and developing an analysis
B) The process of combining or uniting different parts or elements to create a complete or unified whole.
C) Both A & B are correct
What is.... B- The process of combining or uniting different parts or elements to create a complete or unified whole??
True or False?
Primary Sources are defined as document, text, image or object that describes an event or topic that was created by someone who did not directly witness or participate in the event or condition being described.
What is... FALSE?
How many sentences is a rhetorical precis usually?
A) 6-8
B) 4 sentences
C) 8-10 sentences
What is...4 SENTENCES?
TRUE OR FALSE? These THREE (3) questions, will help you analyze for SYNTHESIS
What is synthesis?
How do you know if a source is invalid?
How do authors use sources to persuade and support their arguments?
What is... FALSE?
What is synthesis?
How do you know if a source is credible?
3. How do authors use sources to inform and support their arguments?
A letter written by a soldier during the Civil War
A photograph of a historical event
A recording of a presidential speech
Are examples of...?
What is.... PRIMARY SOURCE?
The purpose of BEAM ...
A) is a framework used to think about how sources are used in a paper.
B) is a tool used to help identify general information and sources to enhance an argument
C) is a strategy that promotes deeper analysis while combining several different strategies.
What is... A- a framework used to think about how sources are used in a paper?
Relevance, _________, Accuracy and _______ are all key terms and Elements of a Synthesis.
A) Importance, Credibility
B) Autonomy, Sources
C) Authority, Bias
What is... C- Authority & Bias?
True or False...
Both Primary and Secondary Sources can be created decades or even centuries after a historical event.
What is...TRUE?
This specific argument is defined as an argument that uses a deductive style and requires evidence and logic to support a claim. The GOAL is to persuade the audience to adopt the writer’s point of view.
What argument is this...
A) Aristotelian
B) Rogerian
C) Toulmin
What is... ARISTOTELIAN ARGUMENT?
True or False:
Synthesis and Analysis are defined the same way in writing because they both require observation, details and references.
What is... FALSE?
Synthesis requires putting ideas and information together to see an overall pattern on HOW things come together. While an analysis requires breaking ideas and information apart and looking at pieces of information and sources individually.
True or False?
The purpose of a secondary source is to help build the story of your research from multiple perspectives and to give your research historical context.
What is...TRUE?
What does the acronym SPACECAT stand for? (If you get 4 out of 8- you'll receive HALF the point)
What is.. SPEAKER, PURPOSE, AUDIENCE, CONTEXT, EXIGENCE, CHOICES, APPEALS, TONE?